Healthy Chicken Alfredo with Spaghetti Squash

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My husband is Italian and is super picky about pasta dishes. He was very skeptical about a cheeseless Alfredo. I couldn’t believe it when he went back for seconds! Do yourself a favor and make this dish.

Recipe Apdated From:foodbymars.com

Ingredients

Dairy Free Alfredo Sauce

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 2 cloves garlic peeled
• 1 1/2 cups raw cashews
• 3/4-1 cup water or unsweetened almond milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried basil

Healthy Chicken Alfredo

• 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil, plus more as needed
• 28 ounces cooked spaghetti squash from about 1 large spaghetti squash
• fresh parsley chopped
• 2 medium chicken breasts
• Salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Instructions

Make the chicken:

1. First, Season the chicken breasts on both sides with plenty of salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon avocado oil over medium-high heat, then carefully add chicken breasts to pan. Cook 8-9 minutes total for medium chicken breasts and 9-10 minutes for large chicken breasts, flipping once in between cooking time. Add a little more oil to pan if necessary.
2. Then, When cooked through, remove from pan and let rest 5 minutes. Then slices into strips against the grain.

Make the dairy-free alfredo sauce:

1. In a high-speed blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until completely smooth and hot. If your blender does not heat contents, transfer sauce to saucepan and heat over low heat.

Assemble the healthy chicken alfredo:

1. Heat the spaghetti squash through, either in the microwave or in a large skillet, then top with the dairy-free alfredo sauce and sliced chicken. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and more freshly cracked black pepper.